[Gluster-users] Fwd: Performance + Translators

Darren Austin darren-lists at widgit.com
Tue Jun 28 10:20:36 UTC 2011


[ This didn't seem to come through the first time - sorry if you get two copies :) ]

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From: "Darren Austin" <darren-lists at widgit.com>
To: gluster-users-bounces at gluster.org
Sent: Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 11:05:38 AM
Subject: Performance + Translators

Hi,
I've been measuring the performance of a GlusterFS backed Apache
instance and noticed some quite concerning performance issues.

Should the GlusterFS client be hitting BOTH the replicated servers for
every httpd request that comes in?
For every request that is made, the client seems to be requesting the
file from both the replicated servers in the cluster - is this a
situation which is normal?

Also, even though the requested file is exactly the same every time,
Gluster seems to be re-requesting it from the server(s) for every httpd
request.

I've read that the quick-read translator is supposed to cache file
access requests to increase performance, but it doesn't seem to have any
effect here - but that may be due to a configuration error on my part.

I'm not even sure if the quick-read translator is being enabled - and if
it has to be enabled in some way on the client?
I've attached logs from the point of setting up a new volume and
mounting it from the client - even though the vol file being sent to the
client contains references to the quick-read translator, I don't know if
it's actually being used - is there some way to tell?

Also, as a test, I used 'volume set XXX performance.quick-read off', and
re-mounted from the client. The same performance tests didn't change -
so either the quick-read translator is having no effect, or it's not
being enabled on the client.

I'm pretty new to GlusterFS, so can anyone offer some insight into how
client side translators get enabled/disabled? My impression from the
documentation is that you set their options using 'volume set' on the
server, and the client picks them up - but that doesn't seem to be the
case here.

Thanks,
Darren.

-- 
Darren Austin - Systems Administrator, Widgit Software.
Tel: +44 (0)1926 333680.    Web: http://www.widgit.com/
26 Queen Street, Cubbington, Warwickshire, CV32 7NA.

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